Reviews and notices of events in Washington, D.C. including, but not limited to, the performing arts, speakers, authors, lectures, meetings, books, movies, cycling, hockey games, exhibitions, buildings, and an occasional post about other places and things.

Follow by Email

Monday, May 20, 2013

Spring cleaning at the National Gallery of Art

Spring fix-up at the West Building of the National Gallery of Art/Patricia Leslie

If
you’ve wondered if that’s spring cleaning on the exterior of the West Building
of the National Gallery of Art, your hunch is right.

At the West Building of the National Gallery of Art/Patricia Leslie

Deborah
Ziska, the National Gallery’s chief of press and public information says
“timely repairs” are underway at the building, including “re-pointing of
joints,” which are typical improvements needed on a senior structure.

The
Tennessee Pink marble wall and North portico at the Sixth Street entrance are
receiving attention, and walls and porticoes are being refreshed “with a
light mist.”

At the West Building at the National Gallery of Art. The banner promote the Pre-Raphaelites exhibition which has just ended/Patricia Leslie

It’s
never too early to get a joint lift, especially for those in their 70s and
getting ready for their dodranscentennial celebration which would be the 75th
anniversary of the National Gallery's public opening in 1941.